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Loango National Park

Loango National Park is one of the 13 national parks declared in 2002 by the late president Omar Bongo Ondimba. This coastline park covers some 1,550 square kilometres and is famous for its variety of unspoiled landscapes, forest elephants and buffalos, lowland gorillas and chimpanzees. Some of these can be seen from time to time –uniquely on Earth –on the Atlantic Ocean’s tropical beaches.

Rombout Swanborn – owner of Africa’s Eden – said during his visit to Loango Lodge on Sunday 4 September: “We are discussing with representatives of the Gabonese government the possibility to expand our conservation activities. These possible activities include a littoral ecology research centre to be based next to Loango Lodge and the expansion of Africa’s Eden’s investments in tourism activities in Gabon by developing other lodges in the country’s National Parks.

Durban is year-round resort. The coast is protected against shark by nets. Main attractions: Dolphinarium, bird’s park, aquarium-museum, water amusement center, botanical garden, Japanese garden, bazaar and many others

Wilderness is one of the few places on earth where tropical forest covering mountains descend directly to the coastal strip of white sand beaches and golden sand dunes. It is an ideal place for beach relaxation and walking

On the territory of South Africa there are more than 40 ostrich farms, the most popular of which are «Safari» and «Highgate». Here one can observe ostriches of different ages and buy souvenirs of ostrich leather and feathers, eggs

In Kruger National Park one can see more than 250 000 animals, including representatives of so-called “Big Five”: rhinoceros, lions, leopards, elephants and buffalos, as well as about 507 species of birds, numerous reptiles and fish